How Zaha plays for Palace does not translate to how he would perform for a top 6 team. Why ? Because Palace are rarely on the front foot so he gets to hit teams on the break. A good parallel would be Darren Bent, good at Charlton, garbage at Spurs, good again at Sunderland. A player who played well for teams that sat deep and was useless for a team that had the ball most of the time.
I’m not saying it is a certainty Zaha would bomb at Spurs but I think there is a reasonable probability.
How Zaha plays for Palace does not translate to how he would perform for a top 6 team. Why ? Because Palace are rarely on the front foot so he gets to hit teams on the break. A good parallel would be Darren Bent, good at Charlton, garbage at Spurs, good again at Sunderland. A player who played well for teams that sat deep and was useless for a team that had the ball most of the time.
I’m not saying it is a certainty Zaha would bomb at Spurs but I think there is a reasonable probability.
I completely agree. We also should remember that he is sometimes double and triple marked at palace because they have no other threatening players. He has huge potential and could be immense for us.The problem with stats is that they do not tell the whole story. If you watch Palace a lot, and I do (they are effectively my second team) you'd see that Zaha has been phenomenal all season. Literally everything good comes from him, even if he doesn't get the stat. He is the captain Tsubasa of that team.
To illustrate this:
Palace with Zaha
W 11 D 11 L 7
Points with Zaha: 44
Points per Game: 1.52
Predicted points: 57
Predicted position: 7th
Palace without Zaha
W 0 D 0 L 9
Points without Zaha: 0
Points per game: 0
Predicted points: 0
Predicted position: 20th
I fully believe there is not a single player as influential for their own team as Zaha is for Palace, and I include Salah in that.
son far better playerdifferent gravy from zahaYou just never know with any of these guys. Are they overperforming bc they get more chances on a shitty team? Would they be even better on a good team bc they are on a shitty team with poor quality teammates?
I think he's better than Son, personally. But that's just one man's opinion.
Errm, Salah carried Liverpool to 4th and the CL final. Without Salah, Liverpool looked clueless. Wanna try again?The problem with stats is that they do not tell the whole story. If you watch Palace a lot, and I do (they are effectively my second team) you'd see that Zaha has been phenomenal all season. Literally everything good comes from him, even if he doesn't get the stat. He is the captain Tsubasa of that team.
To illustrate this:
Palace with Zaha
W 11 D 11 L 7
Points with Zaha: 44
Points per Game: 1.52
Predicted points: 57
Predicted position: 7th
Palace without Zaha
W 0 D 0 L 9
Points without Zaha: 0
Points per game: 0
Predicted points: 0
Predicted position: 20th
I fully believe there is not a single player as influential for their own team as Zaha is for Palace, and I include Salah in that.
Without Zaha, Palace lost their first 8 games without scoring, thats pretty badErrm, Salah carried Liverpool to 4th and the CL final. Without Salah, Liverpool looked clueless. Wanna try again?
Would make Lucas the most pointless signing in a while. Again, I'd rather the money went elsewhere.
I would have thought Zaha or Martial would rotate / sub with Kane as well as Dele or whoever.Does seem odd. That will be Eriksen, Zaha, Grealish, Dele, Son, Lucas, Lamela as attacking mids. Lucas couldn't get a game last season as is. Seems overloaded to me.
I would have thought Zaha or Martial would rotate / sub with Kane as well as Dele or whoever.
Wouldn't be surprised to see Lamela go from what Herc has said.
Agreed, but based on media reports and ITK this seems to be where we're heading.Does seem odd. That will be Eriksen, Zaha, Grealish, Dele, Son, Lucas, Lamela as attacking mids. Lucas couldn't get a game last season as is. Seems overloaded to me.
Does seem odd. That will be Eriksen, Zaha, Grealish, Dele, Son, Lucas, Lamela as attacking mids. Lucas couldn't get a game last season as is. Seems overloaded to me.
Does seem odd. That will be Eriksen, Zaha, Grealish, Dele, Son, Lucas, Lamela as attacking mids. Lucas couldn't get a game last season as is. Seems overloaded to me.
Would have preferred to get Fekir for 55 mil over Zaha and Martial. He would have been an excellent signing for us. Exactly what we need. I am not really a fan of Zaha but if he’s available I’m not suprised we are going for him. Out of the two I would have prefered Martial. I just really hope we sort out our midfield.